McCabe & Mrs. Miller 05 - McCabe (Warren Beatty) ignores Mrs. Millers (Julie Christie) pleas

McCabe & Mrs. Miller, the unconventional 1971 western directed by veteran
Robert Altman, could maybe best be described as "what reality TV would have
looked like, if TV had existed back then". It's a very natural, bare bones,
approach to film making, as if the audience gets a peek at the normal, every
day doings of settlers in a new town. Warren Beatty is excellent in one of
his best roles as John McCabe, small time entrepreneur and card player, who
is riding on the reputation of some McCabe who - as the movie informs us -
according to myth, is a legendary gunman. The McCabe who seeks residence in
the newly developing town, however, is a far cry from the cowboys that we know
from more conventional westerns. But his mistaken identity helps him become the
big man around town and soon he sets up several businesses, a whorehouse with
possibly the most unattractive "chippies" ever put on celluloid being one of them.
This is mostly an atmospheric movie, that is filmed in chronological order,
unlike most films. So, the actual sets were being built as the movie progresses,
meaning they double as the expanding town. Beatty and Christie are excellent in
their unassuming roles and all the bit players and extras deserve special
compliments, as many of them were not real actors, but set builders and locals.
The wonderful and oddly fitting songs by Leonard Cohen complete this unique
masterpiece. Also starring John Shuck, Rene Auberjonois and William Devane.

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[ccrich100]

where is the rest of the movie?